Our Tasks
The Digital Office, including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), is the central unit that supports KIT in its digitalization efforts and advises and supports the management level in its responsibilities in this regard.
The Digital Office acts as an overarching mediator in terms of the management level’s responsibility. It is assigned to the Executive Board Department “Digitalization and Sustainability” and supports the Vice President Prof. Dr. Kora Kristof in her responsibility for the digitalization area of action in the KIT 2025 Strategy.
The Digital Office thus generally examines the possibilities and benefits of digitalization for KIT and drives them forward. The technical requirements and users’ needs are recorded and taken into account for the further development of KIT’s digital infrastructure.
Our Offerings
The Digital Office:
- advises and supports the Executive Board and the heads of divisions in shaping digitalization and information security issues.
- Together with the CIO, is responsible for the development and implementation of the digitalization strategy as part of the KIT 2025 Strategy.
- is responsible for creating structures (e.g. committees) for setting and coordinating digitalization topics and projects.
- provides and maintains an overview of digitalization at KIT and is the universal point of contact - in the sense of a pilot function - for digitalization topics at KIT.
- takes up user requirements, current developments and interests and brings them to the right place at KIT in a targeted manner.
- advises and supports in setting up and preparing digitization projects.
Talk to us: We can advise, support and network.
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Which topics are affected by digitalization at KIT?
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Information security should adequately protect an organization’s information. How does KIT safeguard the fundamental values of confidentiality, integrity and availability?
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Digitalization is part of the KIT 2025 Strategy as a strategic area of action. What goals and measures is KIT pursuing?
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How does KIT guarantee all stakeholder groups are involved in the processing of upcoming and future digitalization topics?
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21.07.2026 How can Artificial Intelligence support the creation of meeting minutes? As part of the GenAI@KIT project, the KIT Senate is testing AI-assisted meeting minutes for the first time. The drafts are being compared with manually created minutes to evaluate their quality, usefulness, and the effort required. The pilot phase is intended to provide valuable insights for the responsible use of AI at KIT.
Further Information
13.07.2026 After a one-year pilot phase, KIT’s Mastodon instance, social.kit.edu, is now transitioning to regular operation.
KIT employees and departments can use the platform for work-related and scientific communication. With this privacy-friendly, self-hosted solution, KIT provides a vivid example of how research institutions can help shape a democratic digital public sphere.
08.07.2026 KIT Vice President Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth, Dr. Isabel Gallin (DO, as a member of the EPICUR Digital Strategy Committee), and Oliver Schmidt (INTL) attended the EPICUR Alliance’s annual meeting in Thessaloniki.
The EPICUR Digital Strategy Committee established the alliance’s strategic priorities in the area of digitalization for the next two years. The committee aims at strengthening European cooperation in teaching, research, administration, and student mobility.
30.06.2026 KIT was represented at the University:Future Festival in Berlin with several presentations. Dr. Isabel Gallin (DO) participated as EUNIS vice president and Digital Office representative in the “Background Meeting on International Cooperation on AI,” during which an international working group has been established. This working group will develop concepts for a structured exchange of experiences regarding AI implementation at universities across national borders.
Further information about the festivalYou can find further news about digitalization at KIT in our news list.